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Monday, December 31, 2012



Djurgårdens IF (commonly known as Djurgården (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjʉːr.ˈɡoːɖɛn] or local [ˈjʉː(r)ɡɔɳ])) football team is a department of Swedish sports club Djurgårdens IF based at the Olympic Stadium, located in the Östermalm district of Stockholm City Centre. In 2013 the club will relocate to Tele2 Arena in Johanneshov.
Formed in 1891, the club has 11 national championship titles and 4 national cup titles. Djurgården has won their Swedish championships during three eras. The first one occurred during the 1910s when the club won four championships, the second during the 1950s and 1960s with the same amount of championships. The latest era occurred in the first half of the 00s: they finished second in 2001, won Allsvenskan and the cup – Svenska Cupen – in 2002, Allsvenskan in 2003, and Svenska Cupen in 2004, before winning Allsvenskan for a third time in 2005. They currently play in the top Swedish tier, Allsvenskan. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.

Djurgårdens IF